OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) – A Johnson County jury convicted Andrea Cothran of first-degree murder in the death of Fairway Police Officer Jonah Oswald. Jurors began deliberations May 14 and reached a verdict within hours.
Oswald was killed in August 2023 after responding to assist officers during a high-speed chase and shootout involving a stolen car, prosecutors said. Authorities alleged Cothran and Shannon Marshall stole the vehicle and led police through Johnson County before abandoning it near a highway ramp and running to a QuikTrip in Mission.
Cothran was arrested in a QuikTrip bathroom, while officers found Marshall in the men’s restroom. Prosecutors said Oswald was shot as officers attempted to arrest Marshall. Marshall was also killed during the incident.
During the trial, jurors watched body-camera and dash-camera video showing officers entering the store and the moments surrounding the shooting…